On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 at 00:16:19 UTC, Mengu wrote:
On Monday, 30 October 2017 at 13:32:23 UTC, Joakim wrote:
I don't know how intense your data analysis is, but I replaced
a Win7 ultrabook that had a dual-core i5 and 4 GBs of RAM with
an Android tablet that has a quad-core ARMv7 and 3 GBs of RAM
as my daily driver a couple years ago, without skipping a beat.
I built large mixed C++/D codebases on my ultrabook, now I do
that on my Android/ARM tablet, which has a slightly weaker
chip than my smartphone.
how do you program on your tablet? what are your tools? what is
your setup? i also believe laptops are here to go.
I use the Termux app that I mentioned before, along with a Rapoo
bluetooth keyboard and a cheap, foldable stand to prop up my
tablet:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux&hl=en
`apt install clang ldc vim git gdb cmake ninja python` in Termux
and I'm ready to go (well, not quite, as I also need some library
packages depending on the project, but you get the idea). You
can also install Termux on a Chromebook laptop that runs Android
apps:
https://mobile.twitter.com/rmloveland/status/908529214357458946
https://mobile.twitter.com/termux
It's far from an IDE, but I never used those before anyway. I
want to try out something like that Sentio laptop shell one day,
as the bigger 11.6" screen does make sense for me. So far, I've
been fine with my 8.4" tablet screen though.
On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 at 00:30:21 UTC, Tony wrote:
On Monday, 30 October 2017 at 13:32:23 UTC, Joakim wrote:
There will always be a few Windows cockroaches that survive
the mobile nuclear blast, but we're talking about the majority
who won't.
Why do predictions about the future matter when at the present
Windows dominates the desktop and is also strong in the server
space?
Because that desktop market matters much less than it did before,
see the current mobile dominance, yet the D core team still
focuses only on that dying x86 market. As for the future, why
spend time getting D great Windows IDE support if you don't think
Windows has much of a future?
I have seen conflicting reports about what OS is bigger in the
server market, but Windows is substantial and the more frequent
winner.
https://community.spiceworks.com/networking/articles/2462-server-virtualization-and-os-trends
https://www.1and1.com/digitalguide/server/know-how/linux-vs-windows-the-big-server-check/
I have never seen any report that Windows is "bigger in the
server market." Last month's Netcraft survey notes,
"which underlying operating systems are used by the world's web
facing computers?
By far the most commonly used operating system is Linux, which
runs on more than two-thirds of all web-facing computers. This
month alone, the number of Linux computers increased by more than
91,000; and again, this strong growth can largely be attributed
to cloud hosting providers, where Linux-based instances are
typically the cheapest and most commonly available."
https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2017/09/11/september-2017-web-server-survey.html
Your first link is actually a bad sign for Windows, as it's
likely just because companies are trying to save money by having
their employees run Windows apps off a virtualized Windows
Server, rather than buying a ton more Windows PCs. Meanwhile,
your second link sees "Linux maintaining a noticeable lead" in
the web-hosting market.
And if desktop OSes were going to go away, the MacOS would go
before Windows.
Oh, Apple wants that to happen, one less legacy OS to support,
which is why all the Mac-heads are crying, because macOS doesn't
get much attention nowadays. Do you know the last time Apple
released a standalone desktop computer? 2014, when they last
updated the Mac Mini. They haven't updated the Mac Pro since
2013.
They see the writing on the wall, which is why they're
lengthening their release cycles for such legacy products.
On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 at 01:59:19 UTC, codephantom wrote:
On Monday, 30 October 2017 at 13:32:23 UTC, Joakim wrote:
I don't know how intense your data analysis is, but I replaced
a Win7 ultrabook that had a dual-core i5 and 4 GBs of RAM with
an Android tablet that has a quad-core ARMv7 and 3 GBs of RAM
as my daily driver a couple years ago, without skipping a beat.
I built large mixed C++/D codebases on my ultrabook, now I do
that on my Android/ARM tablet, which has a slightly weaker
chip than my smartphone.
hahhaa hahhaa... I can't stop laughing...hahaaa hahaaaaa. 3GB
of ram, 4GB of ram..hahhaa..hahhha.... I'm starting to feel ill
too...hahha...hahha.....
ok. I'm back...to normal now...
Can your tablet run FreeBSD as host, and run multiple vm's at
the same time too?
Can you put multiple SSD RAID into your tablet?
Can you upgrade its ram to 32GB?
Can you upgrade its video card to 6GB?
Can you overclock its cpu to 4GHz?
Can you even replace its cpu?
Desktops rule!!!! Tablets are only good for reading pdf's
while in bed ;-)
You're right, tablets can't do most of those things, though if
you're fine just running FreeBSD in Qemu, that's coming:
https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/pull/1329
If your point is that the 1% of PC users who do such things will
stick with PCs and the remaining 99% will switch to mobile, I
agree with you. :)
